Wal-Mart likes to think of itself as a "Christian" organization. Founded in the Bible-belt by the Sunday school teacher Sam Walton, the company's values were based in Scripture. Today, Wal-Mart is by far the largest merchandiser of Christian-themed merchandise such as the book
The Purpose-Driven Life. But some people are waking up to the fact that there is nothing Christian about paying workers sub-standard wages. From
Christianity Today:
"Wal-Mart's practices are immoral and unfair," says Reginald Williams Jr., associate pastor for justice ministries at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Pastors at the 8,500-member Trinity United and eight other African American congregations in Chicago called for a boycott of Wal-Mart.